Co-Operatives Booming
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At Atiu
ATIU ISLAND is still main taining its lead as the most progressive of the outer islands of the Cook Group, and is an example of what can be done in a short time under the leadership of a Resident Agent who has gained the respect and interest of the people.
In addition to a variety of agricultural, livestock, and forestry projects in hand, there is an air of tidiness and pride about the place.
There are now five copra-making or marketing Co-operative Societies operating at Atiu, The island has
a Co-operative Officer to oversee the operations. Five tilapia fish fished haV6 recently been estab- R ? siden t Agent, Mr. R. G. rnorby, has recently been under gomg a special instruction course m coffee-processing in Noumea, in anticipation of an approaching coffee crop on the island. t The Rev. R. L. Challis of the Pacific Islanders’ Congregational Church, Auckland, made one of his periodical visits to Western Samoa and the Cook Islands in August- September. t Mr. Broadhead of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service visited the Cook Islands to record songs and drum dances in August.